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Acts 3:14

Jesus

12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
KJV
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
WEB
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
ASV
But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,
DARBY
But *ye* denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;
BLB
But you⁺ denied the Holy and Righteous One and requested a man, a murderer, to be granted to you⁺.
ÅB
men dere fornektet den hellige og rettferdige og ba at en morder måtte gis dere,
OTB
Dere fornektet Den hellige og rettferdige og ba om at en morder skulle bli løslatt til dere.
B1930
men I fornektet den hellige og rettferdige og bad at en morder måtte gis eder,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 1:24

    Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

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  • Acts 7:52

    Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

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  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

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  • Acts 4:27

    For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

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  • Luke 23:18–19

    And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

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  • Acts 22:14

    And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

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  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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  • James 5:6

    Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

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